If it hasn't come out yet, you may need to buy some new shorts. My suggestion would be to try something very caustic, e.g. thinner or a high alcohol solution. Let soak for 12 hours give or take then scrub and run under water.

Another solution are some products like "Simple Green" which are enviro-friendly but quite effective in removing tough stains. The trick is letting it soak.

OP, it's self serving but it has a point that can stir up discussion, like:

How to get resin stains out of clothing?

My advice...try spot treating it, put some detergent on it and let it sit for a while, i would even try soaking them in cold water. This is how I remove blood from stuff, so I don't know if it'll work for the resin.

I would try using very hot water (hotter than you can stand, use gloves) and let it soak for about 10 min before scrubbing hard. If the water is too cold the resin won't liquify and won't come out easily.

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26-08-2010 23:29

Originally Posted by kultron

I would try using very hot water (hotter than you can stand, use gloves) and let it soak for about 10 min before scrubbing hard. If the water is too cold the resin won't liquify and won't come out easily.

Water is a polar solvent, it won't dissolve resin.

Diethyl ether would do the trick. Failing that, try ethanol or isopropanol-- they may work.

Chill bro, it's generating some relaxed weed related discussion, which is what CD is for, your doing us all good here this threads way better than the usual shitty 'OMG IM SO HIGH' and 'DOYOULIKETOSMOKEBUCKETS?!' threads you see popping up round here usually...

Originally Posted by Roger&Me

Water is a polar solvent, it won't dissolve resin.

Diethyl ether would do the trick. Failing that, try ethanol or isopropanol-- they may work.

Would it leave any kind of stain after? or take some of the ink out of the clothes making that spot look faded? I ask causse I got a kind of old shirt which is ruined by big fat resin stain from when I cleaned out my bong, ain't had the heart to throw it away yet...

this is not a "self-serving" post. one of the betters i have seen in CD... ever.

i dont have a good answer though. i have gotten resin on my clothing, but never really worked in deep into the fabric. it usually just comes off after a good amount of wear and washing. it usually happens when i am cleaning my bong, so i also often usually immediately rub with a washcloth and the iso i am using to clean the bong to get the majority of it off.

^ I was more going for that "yep, you're right, it's self serving but it invokes discussion so it's still cool with me" thing. It's definitely a handy thread to have sitting around, all of us must get resin on stuff all the time.

try a cold water soak. like ICE cold, even put ice IN the bowl. afterwards, see if you can perhaps "pick" the resin off. this works with things like gum, glue, etc, so perhaps would work for resin. you could even take a razor blade and attempt to scrape it off, as long as you don't mind wearing down the fabric a bit.